1. Teach Organizing, Graphing, and More with a Book Sorting Project

    Last week, my first grader and I completed a project that touched on so many different learning concepts - we organized all of the picture books on our shelf and…

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  2. How Big Were the Dinosaurs? Three Hands-on Ways to Find Out

    The boys were happy to arrive at the dinosaur chapter of our science book a couple weeks ago! We have been studying Exploring Creation with Zoology Vol. 3 from Apologia…

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  3. Easter Cards with Marbled Coffee Filter Eggs

    These homemade Easter cards were easy to make, and I'm so happy with the way they turned out! We made the eggs by dyeing coffee filters with markers. To make…

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  4. Fun Science: What makes disposable diapers absorb water?

    A few months ago, our dog got into a diaper in the trash and ate part of it! I didn't know that he had gotten into the diaper until I…

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  5. DIY Scratch Art with Crayon and Tempera Paint

    A few weeks ago, we were given a book called "My First Paint Book" from DK publishers (Amazon Affiliate link). One of the projects was to make scratch art with…

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  6. Getting Started with Preschool at Home

    Are you thinking about doing preschool for your child at home? Let's talk about what to cover and what materials we love and recommend! Owen is 3 (turning 4 in…

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  7. Exploring Volume in First Grade Math

    This year, Gresham is doing first grade math with Making Math Meaningful. We have finally landed on MMM after sampling several math programs. (If you're interested, I wrote a comparison…

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  8. Egg Carton Turtle Craft

    Last week was turtle week in our homeschooling! The older boys had arrived at the turtle chapter in their science book (Exploring Creation with Zoology Vol. 3), and so I…

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  9. Learning about Reptiles with a Russian Tortoise

    For Christmas this year, we gave the boys a hatchling box turtle. We are studying land animals this year with Exploring Creation with Zoology Vol. 3 from Apologia (Amazon Affiliate link).…

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  10. Lego Math: How Many Legos Does it Weigh?

    Yesterday Gresham and I had so much fun with LEGO®'s and math! We made a balance using a clothes hanger (I saw the idea on Kids Activities Blog), but instead…

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